AC Repair in Durant, OK
Air conditioners here run from May through September. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Bryan County will get in touch.
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Five months of Durant summer heat wears on your AC
From May through September your air conditioner is the only thing standing between your house and a 93°F afternoon. It runs for hours at a stretch, day after day, and the parts that keep it running, the compressor and the capacitor that starts it, take that load the whole time. When a capacitor weakens, the unit hums but the fan won't turn, or it kicks off and on instead of running steady.
Bryan County has also logged 41 hail events and 50 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Hail up to 3 inches can bend the thin aluminum fins on the outdoor coil, and a bent coil can't shed heat the way it should. If your air is blowing warm after a storm, that outdoor unit is worth a look.
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner is on duty
- 93°F
- the average summer afternoon it cools against
- 41 hail events
- in ten years, and hail bends the fins on outdoor coils
- 50 wind events
- in ten years, and wind drives debris into outdoor units
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new air conditioner would cut about $60 a year off cooling for a typical Bryan County home.
Estimates for a typical Bryan County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Oklahoma fuel prices and NOAA climate normals. Your home will differ.
Repair makes sense when a part like a capacitor or contactor has failed.
Replacement makes sense when the compressor has failed or the system uses R-22 refrigerant, which is no longer made.
Oklahoma requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
The Construction Industries Board tests contractors before issuing that license, and the license is tied to the contractor, not to any single job. So the license you see is the same one that covers a furnace install across town or a repair like this one.
For this job specifically, licensing is not the only thing that matters. Your air conditioner has a sealed refrigerant system, and any technician who opens that side of it, to check the charge or replace a component, has to hold EPA Section 608 certification. That requirement comes from federal law and applies no matter which state the work happens in.
Source: Oklahoma State Legislature
- Why is my AC not blowing cold air?
- The most common reason is low refrigerant from a leak somewhere in the line. Dirty coils can also stop the air from cooling, since a coil caked in dust cannot pull heat out of the air the way it should. A clogged filter causes the same problem by blocking airflow across the coil until it freezes up. Only a licensed technician can check refrigerant, since opening that side of the system requires EPA certification.
- Why is my AC leaking water?
- Most of the time this means the condensate drain line is clogged. Your AC pulls moisture out of the air as it cools, and that water is supposed to run out through the drain line and away from the unit. When the line clogs with algae or dirt, the water backs up and drips inside instead. A frozen coil that then thaws can cause the same kind of puddle, so the fix depends on which one it is.
- Why won't my AC turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it is set to cool and the temperature is actually below the room temperature. If the thermostat looks right, check the breaker, since a tripped breaker will cut power to the whole unit. Summer afternoons here average 93°F, and a system pushed hard for months at that heat is more likely to trip a breaker or wear out a part that keeps it from starting. If power is fine and it still will not start, the problem is inside the unit and needs a licensed contractor to diagnose.